Newsletter
Issue 13
We have lots of activities planned for you in these next few weeks and hope to see you whether you are coming learn strategies for reducing stress or joining the tasty event of a Cookie exchange.
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Wednesday 3 December
Time: 10:00 -12 noon, Venue: Glass Box
PTA General Meeting
All parents are invited to join our monthly meeting.
Friday 5 December
Create will be cancelled on Friday
Events next Week
Wednesday 10 December
Guest Speaker Series
Time: 9:30 – 11:00, Venue: MPR
"Handling Stress - strategies for students and their parents."
Take time out from your busy week to come and listen to ISB's Educational Psychologist, Steve Sutherland – who will talk to parents about handling the stress in our environment.
He will share strategies to help kids be proactive about identifying stress and learning to deal with the stress. Steve also promises to help parents with techniques on how they can enjoy a less stressful life!
Friday, 12 December
Time: 9:30 – 11:00, Venue: Glass Box
PTA Holiday Cookie Exchange
Anyone who loves to bake homemade cookies should begin gearing up for the "Create at PTA" Cookie Exchange on Friday, December 12th from 9:30 – 11:00. The "Create at PTA" group wishes to host this cookie exchange as a great way to have an informal get-together, and share in delicious HOME-BAKED cookies in this festive season!
If you are not from North America, you may find yourself asking, "What is a Cookie Exchange?" The basic idea behind a cookie exchange is to arrive with one type of home-baked cookie and leave with six, eight or more different types of delicious cookies! To join in please bring 4 dozen cookies (HOME-BAKED, not factory-made e.g. Oreos, Chips Ahoy). With a refreshing cup of tea in one hand, we'll taste one dozen of each cookie type at the Exchange and the remainder will be exchanged and taken home for your family to enjoy!
Go festive with reindeer sugar cookies or even your favorite Nutty Raisin Oatmeal; like a thousand snowflakes, everyone's cookies are unique!
For more information and to sign up please go to:
http://www.isb.bj.edu.cn/EventDetail.aspx?id=8a4ff1d001e648a381382dbca9211c3f
SATURDAY 13 Dec
WINTER FAIR
Time 10am – 2pm Venue: HS/MS Cafeteria
The Nightingale Charity Club, a student founded and student led organization that addresses the medical needs of children in China, will be hosting a Winter Fair on Saturday, December 13. The purpose of this event is to provide a venue for the ISB community to have fun and interact with all ages while actively contributing to a good cause.
All proceeds of this Winter Fair will go to Ping An Foster Home, a self-sustained foster home that cares for disabled orphans from all over China. Along with activities like gingerbread house making, Twizzler bobbing, bouncy castle, and an elaborate baked goods sale, there will also be a clothing drive for children of the Ping An Foster Home. Any donation of clothing for infants of age 0 to 5 would be much appreciated. Parents, teachers, and kids of all ages are invited to our Winter Fair for a chance to celebrate the holidays while contributing to a worthy cause- HS/MS Cafeteria, 10am-2pm, December 13 2008. Don’t miss out!
PTA Shop - Your one-stop shop for gift Buying!
New stock is arriving all the time.
* Holiday decorating ideas
* Christmas ceramics
* Fun ideas for stocking fillers to suit every pocket.
* Seasonal gift cards
* Booster clothing and backpacks
* Stocks are limited so be sure to pay a visit soon.
Volunteers needed:
Spring Fair
We are starting to plan for our Spring Fair already and would love to have your help in organising this annual event at ISB.
This year we want to respond to the extreme need of our neighbours in Sichuan, whose lives were shaken apart by the earthquake last May. All the profits from our Spring Fair 2009 will go toward helping specific schoolchildren in a Sichuan school that was destroyed last year.
If you feel you would like to help us please contact Marjorie Renner at mrenner7@yahoo.com or Roslyn Ravlich at rosravlich@yahoo.com.sg to learn more about how your help is needed. We are starting with our corporate sponsor group and would love your help in this key area.